The Livy Method Podcast - Maintenance & Mindfulness: Maintenance Midweek Motivation - March 5, 2025

Episode Date: March 5, 2025

This week, Gina and Odette are going all in! They’re talking about whether your hormones are traumatized (yes, that’s a thing), why trusting your body is just as important as giving it time to trust you back, and how reprogramming your thoughts, body, and mindset is the real game-changer. Respect the work you've already put in, because real change takes time—and you’re doing it. Feeling stuck? There’s always a way forward, and they’re breaking down how to find hope and shift out of the old cycle of doubt. Plus, fresh eyes and ears are key—sometimes you just need to hear things differently for them to finally click. They’ll also chat about how you're using the scale, choosing your focus between weight loss and maintenance, and give you a sneak peek at next week’s Food Plan Revamp tweak.You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivymaintenanceandmindfulnessTo learn more about The Livy Method and our Maintenance & Mindfulness group, visit www.ginalivy.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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maintenance midweek motivation. I love that vibe. I try to like, I don't know, pull up the energy. It's such a quiet week. You and I were just discussing this. What is going on? Is it March break? Is it politics? Is it like, is it winter?

Like what is it? Where is everybody? What's happening? Yeah, I think it's a little bit of everything. You know, we say all the time that happening? Yeah, I think it's a little bit of everything. We say all the time that things feel heavy. It's the cycle that things are going really well, then all of a sudden it feels heavy.

I mean, it could be politics. It could be religion. It could be all of these spring breaks and March breaks that are happening right now. And you know what? I think people could just be in that middle part now where they're like half in, half out. So we're here, I'm gonna put them back all in

and we're gonna get going from here. Get it back, let's get it back. So here we are midweek. Yes. Midweek. It is week eight of the program. I mean, time is flying, my goodness. We still have a ton of time left, ton of time left. I could see, you know, people is just kind of like, all right, like I'm ready for some sun. I'm ready for like, I'm feeling it this week too. So I get it. So what are we,

what do you want to talk about today? Let's get right into it. Yeah. So I want to talk about, I think we would be remiss if we didn't bring up the conversation with Dr. Alinka yesterday that streamed of both groups. And the reason I want to bring that up is because, I mean, she's always got such amazing takeaways, whether you're in weight loss or whether you're in maintenance and you're looking to level up or you're just looking to get a little bit more in depth with what's going on with your body. I think she is just, she's just amazing in the way that she presents the information. Anyway, enough about her. What she's there's always takeaways always and you know, I started watching it and I thought, oh, that your hormones as a symphony, that's an amazing takeaway, or you know how they all work together with another amazing takeaway. But then she said

something. And she said, your hormones can become traumatized because of your past and what you've done to your body in the past. And it can take so much time for them to reprogram, to heal for lack of a better work and just to trust you and like you back again from what you've done to them. And I thought this was such, I was on my walking pad listening to her and I had to actually

get off because I just was like, I have to write this down. This was so epic. And the reason I thought this is because, you know, we have our members that are here in maintenance and they're like, okay, I'm just, you know, maybe I'm just going through the motions. Maybe I'm, I don't really understand why I have to do this maintenance program again. And what we're doing here is allowing your body that time to reprogram, allowing, yes, you're getting more in tune. Yes, you're learning and

growing, but those little hormones that are in your body trying to help you and trying to heal from your past trauma, the work that we are doing now, giving them the time. And Dr. Link has said, you know, it can take years, you know, hopefully it doesn't take that long because we're doing all the right things. It should, you know, it should happen a little bit faster for you, but it can take years. And that time that we're putting here into maintenance, focusing on sleep, focusing on nutrition, focusing on your mental health are all things that are going to help get these little hormones back on your side and working all together in that symphony again. Yeah, that's all right. Like your body's continuing to help and heal you after you're done losing weight just because it released the fat doesn't mean like it's like

you're there yet. And I remember there's a couple of things, a couple of places I want to go this. I remember hearing years ago, it takes like a woman's body, like five years to recover from childbirth. This is one child. And you think, well, why? I feel better or whatever. But this is like hormones, all of that late night sleep, like lack of sleep, high stress, like all of those things.

How wired you are to a baby well beyond after it's born. There's a lot of things going on there. I watched a video the day before the conversation with Dr. Lincoln the night before, and it was like, I chiropractor. I love when they're like cracking people and even animals. I like, I want to be an animal chiropractor, but anyway, there was a little baby and the little baby was all like, like all like the baby had problems pooping and it was just all like, like, all like, the baby had problems pooping. And it was

just all like, they're like, the baby keeps crying. And the baby is constipated. And whatever you believe about chiropractic care, like that's, you know, teaches on, but the the guy took the baby and kind of made just a few like just a few barely what you even thought was an adjustment. But it was more what he said. And then the baby immediately just pooped its pants and was calm and relaxed. And he's like, what happens is babies, they get into a fight or flight mode and then they get stuck. They're not, they're not, they're like, they just, that's where they cry. They don't know the bathroom.

Their, their bodies are wired in a way that they get, they're very primitive. Let's just like our bodies as we grow, or just our bodies in general, and they get stuck in this fight or flight mode. And you know, we sometimes we stress them out, but the things we're trying to feed them are this or that where they just need to relax. They need to they need help getting out of that fight or flight mode. And he's like, it's their hormones, it's just how our bodies are wired and what can protect you in some circumstances. It can take your body to like a long time to recover. And I was like, ooh, we're constantly sometimes

in that fight or flight mode, that high stress, chronic with this, like, and it just made so much sense, the body needing time to recover. I was just blown away by it. I think it's like probably the most important component conversation I've had. And we've you and I even had a lot of great conversations here. But of all the guest experts, and we've had phenomenal conversations, it was like, I think we just basically solved the whole obesity, like crisis in that conversation. I just wish the whole world could hear it. The whole whole world. Oh, I cried. I just was overwhelmed with this is it. And I think to

have someone else package it and serve it in a way that's more digestible for people. You know, like what we're trying to do in 21 days over however many programs for people, you know, like what we're trying to do in 91 days over however many programs for people. And then they get into maintenance, she summed up in like a few sentences for us. Yeah, and just and just like that baby of no fault of its own in that fight or flight, our members in maintenance who might be struggling or they don't understand where, you know, I'm doing all the things and my body's not responding and maintenance as it, you know, did before. And just to know that just like that little babe, it wasn't its fault. It's not their fault either. You know, them doing all the things and not feeling the same reward. That's not your fault. That's not you're not doing anything wrong. Your body just needs time to recover and heal from what it did

before or what it had to go through before. And, you know, we always say trust your body, but now your body is also working to trust you and that you're not going to put it through that cycle anymore. And I think this week we've been talking so much about, you know, forming habits, making them automatic, prioritizing yourself and how this is gonna help you maintain your weight. And now I think we've put this, almost this physiological reason to it as well. Like you are doing these things,

not only to become more in tune and understand your body's cues, but you're doing these things to help your body, I'll say it again, trust you and know that it can live calmly and live comfortably and it's going to be synergistic again. Yeah, it's almost like your your body's go to is storing fat. Yeah. Right. Like that's it's that's its default is to store fats or like to like want to hold on to fat where you have to

teach it and make it trust that it no longer needs to do that. It's like anything that is traumatized that you're like, you're, you're, you're neuro like, you know, if you've been scared or something's happened, then you know, your nerves are kind of shot. That's what you say, my nerves are shot at one time, someone jumped at a tree and scare me. And ever since then I'm shot was because you've, you've taught your body that that's the reaction. So you immediately do that. So every time you start and deprived yourself going on to a diet, your body's reaction to that is, let me store more, let me store more, let me store more. And so every time you think even about depriving yourself, your body is like your brain and your body are connected, you think depriving your body acts deprived, right? And so it's just the human body is so phenomenal. And I think we just we don't get taught enough about it. I think we're have as much respect as we need to because we don't know enough about it. And our bodies

really are on our side. They don't want the fat. It's because you taught it that it needs the fat. And then yes, the body needs time. That's if you really are truly doing all the things like I'm talking about weight loss now too. If you're doing all the things and your weight's not moving, then you can just trust that what your body needs is time. It needs time at the end of the day, but it's a hard thing to believe in. Yeah, it is a hard thing to believe in and it's a hard thing to not even believe in it, but just feel comfortable sitting in there. Like how long do I have to sit here? How much time do I have to

put into this? When can I finally move on? When is the good going to finally come from all the work that I've been doing? And I think when we talk about this maintenance mindset, we have to think about the work that we've already done to be here. Maybe it's not always showing up in a physical manifestation where you're not feeling it, but all of that work that you've done up until here, that's also a point that you want to accept. Like, yes, I've already gotten here,

not where I'm still going to get to. That is sort of like, you know, you fall back into old habits. So this was rewiring your body physically, and then rewiring your brain. And so, yes, you came from here, you've worked on getting yourself here, but what you know is back here,

that's where you fall back. That is familiar. And so you have to you have to make the changes. And then you have to spend time solidifying physically, your weights, and solidifying your mindset so that your your new habits, almost in a sense, replace your old habits. So your body's now go-to is not your old. When you get stressed and like shit hits the fan, your go-to is no longer the ice cream or the cookies. Your go-to is now, let me have some tea, let me have a bath. And I mean, that's just a big example.

Like that's a physical example, but in so many small ways, your body's go-to is wired in your many small ways, your body's go to is wired in your past when you need your new go to, to be, you know, supporting the changes that you've made. And that just takes time. You're talking, you know, 40, 30, 25, 10 years of doing something one way and a few months at most, maybe a few years of doing it in a completely different way. And so that takes time.

You are making changes. You are essentially becoming a new person. The way your body functions physically, the energy you're putting out, your relationship with yourself, with other people, all the things that you're doing, but it's about solidifying that, who you are now and the way you wanna live your life

and how you wanna feel feel. So yeah. Yeah. And I think, you know, when we say words matter, we say that so much words matter. And, and, you know, you're using the word rewiring and I almost want to use the word reprogramming. You know, it's the living method weight loss program. It's the maintenance program. You are writing that down. Yeah, write it down. We are reprogramming what we already had instilled in us. And now we have to rewire reprogram go through the program. So we can make room for this new programming. You know, it's we're taking what we used to know, some of it we can keep maybe a lot of it we can't, and we're going to mix it in with this new program, this new way

of living. It's not the maintenance diet, it's not the living method diet. Yes, if you want to call it that, you can, but it really is a program and it really is reprogramming your thoughts, your body, your mindset, you know, all of the little messages inside. This is what, this is, you know, when we're talking about it, it's the reprogram that we're talking about. Yeah, I love Risa. I had no idea how much I would learn when I signed up and now see from the past six programs how complicated weight loss really is. Too many people are just looking for a quick fix and then like Dr. Link has said, that will only complicate your hormones even more. Yeah, our old way of doing things is what got us in this mess to begin with. If you follow the history of dieting, which I way of doing things is what got us in this mess to begin with.

If you follow the history of dieting, which I've been doing and writing my new book, it's just all messed up. The oversimplification of weight loss is eat less, exercise more. That works really well when you've never gone on a diet before and that's the first time you're starving and depriving yourself. And it gets more complicated and just adds to the issue, the more times you do it, the body catches on and helps you by storing all that fat being like, Oh, I'm going to make it so we never starve again. And you're like, okay, thanks, but that's not really what I want.

Yeah, that's not what I'm looking for here. Yeah, so I think that, you know, that conversation, if anybody didn't listen to it, I think it's, I think it's definitely, like you said, it's a must watch it. I mean, I've heard Dr. Linka, like many of our members, I've heard Dr. Linka speak countless times. And this one was one that, especially for our members in maintenance who feel like what's happening, is this my fault? What am I doing wrong? This is the messaging in this one and what you will learn in this one is quite amazing. Yeah, well, I don't know if our members remember about how we found Dr. Alinka through you. You brought Dr. Alinka to us. Yeah, I worked with her for four years in a in a clinic, a

naturopathic clinic. We had some fun. I bet she is. Yeah. All right. What else do you want to talk about? Um, I don't know. I think that was pretty good. Actually. I think that's fine. Go ahead. No, I was gonna say great. Grace said it was an emotional moment when you cried. I was feeling it.

I think I was, I felt so happy that we were having this elevated conversation that I just, I really hope for the members that take away is having so much respect for what you've done with all the things we've asked you to do with the Libby Method. And not just the changes that you've made and what you're eating and when, but the really hard work that a lot of people have really done to make real change. And I just felt in that moment, really validating for people,

especially people who not only are just still around in week eight, but people who are around in their eighth group, 18th group, and just understanding the value of the changes that they are making and the work that they're doing, whether they're in weight loss or they're in maintenance, it's just, it's such a huge, massive value for the betterment of your health and wellness to do a program like the Livvy Method. And then, you know, just in knowing the struggles that people have been through, I thought it was very validating for people.

It's not willpower, it's not your fault, it's not that you're not doing this or not doing that. Sure, there might be times where you're not doing this or doing that, but I just thought it was really, I was just thinking about all of our members and all the conversations and all the people, especially who've struggled, but continue to hang on

and continue to show up. I thought it was a very validating conversation. I think that's why I cried. Also happy tears. I was just really excited about it. Let's take a minute to hear from our podcast sponsor today because this new year, why not let Audible expand your life by listening?

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I think it was very hopeful. I think we really gave members a lot of hope with that conversation. You know, members that maybe had some self doubt or maybe members that are doubting the program even, or doubting that the body is on their side. So self doubt, they don't think they can do it. Doubting their body, because they don't think their body's on their side. You know, doubting the program,

oh, well, I'm not seeing anything yet, so it must not be working. I think this conversation gave everybody a bit of hope that you know number one, yes your body's on your side and there is a way out of this cycle. If you've been in this cycle of up and down and up and down and you know being successful and failing, being successful and failing, this, there's a way out of that cycle and there's a way to move past it. So I think that the conversation was very hopeful. Yes, it was validating, 100% it was validating

and I think it was also very hopeful. Yeah, I think that is, I'm gonna go with your word too. I like that, it was hopeful. It was a little bit like science nerdy too and I'm into that so I really... In a way that we can all understand. That's right. I love that. I know. I said, we're just all just a bunch of nerds talking about hormones and neurotransmitters. And it's, I was, I loved those geeked up by it. So it was great.

Right. I love Grace. My joy now is sharing with others meeting next week with eight women who joined the winter program here in Niagara. You know what? One sharing is caring. When you find good shit, you want to share it. Like I just think like it's so important to share. But I love this because you know, I've met groups of women who have been friends and it's it's like a movement. It's like, you know, you it feels good to feel good. And it feels good to feel hopeful that you have control over your health and wellness, that your hard work is going to add up and pays off and makes a difference. And, you know, for some, it was because, you know, if they're able to go for walks every day, one was because she was having better sex with her husband. Another one was because she was, do

you know what I mean? It's just you can all do the same program. And you know, the takeaway for everybody is so different, but it's all like, feel good. It's all feel good. I love that. I love that. I love that. Yeah, so it was great. So, I mean, I don't want to take the whole, you know,

half hour talking about her, but I think just again, to focus on ourselves. Oh, we did. Yeah, we did. Talk about our members and maintenance again. You know, just to reiterate again, sometimes these conversations, they can think they've heard them before,

or what's the message gonna be different? It's really worth it to tune in to all of them and have your own takeaways. Oh, sorry, I'm waving to Jessica. Hi, Jessica. Jessica's like a neighbor of mine. She doesn't live that far from me. I love that.

Yeah, I think she's just like one neighborhood over. I don't even know. I think we talked once a while ago and yeah. Hi, Jessica. What were you saying? You got sidetracked there. I don't know. It's gone now. Oh, our members in maintenance, they may have thought they've heard this information before or it's not relevant. But it is relevant. And I think all of it, you can take something from all of it. You know, whether you're on a weight loss journey, you know, trying to, excuse me, reprogram or if you're on a maintenance journey, trying to reprogram, I think so many

of these conversations, if not every single one of them is, is valid and, and worth a listen. And having them pretty much my entire life, like some version of these conversations and what I love with our guest experts, they just get elevated each time. It's the same but different conversation and it's not the conversation, it's listening to the conversation from where you are at and when you are actively pursuing change, you are changing. So you can have the same conversation, it's going to hit differently., I've, for whatever reason, I've never been bored with any of the conversations and what I'm

getting out of them from our guest experts. And it's not stuff that I don't know. I know it's like, it's Dr. Alinka didn't tell me anything new. It was the way that we had the conversation and in knowing where our members were at in week eights, because normally we have this conversation with her much earlier in the program, and I think sometimes it gets lost on people. So now I'm going to shift it to week eight moving forward. It was just like it's so I think it's from where you're at in the perspective that you're listening,

not the actual conversation itself. Yeah, I agree. It is you have to look at it, you know, with those fresh eyes and maybe some fresh ears, you know, what else, what can you pick up from this? Yeah. And what can you apply? So I think this whole thing with, you know, reprogramming, I think this goes for a lot of our members in maintenance.

They're still trying to shift from that weight loss mindset to that maintenance mindset. And we saw that come up. I don't want to bring up a whole new topic next. We're almost done. But we brought up the topic this week of using the scale again. Should you use it? Should you not use it? And we find that a lot of our members are still in that weight loss mindset where they're expecting to see the lowest, lowest deal. They just have, they're still trying to move into this, into this comfort zone of fluctuations and understanding them and use it as a tool. We have some that are there and, and, and they're there and they're thriving and they

love it. And then we still have a few that are still using this tool to dictate, you know, their day, their success, how they're going to go about. So I think it's this whole reprogramming of everything. Yeah, because you want to put your weight loss journey behind you. It doesn't mean there's got to be an end to it. That doesn't mean that the work is done. Meaning there's still all sorts

of stuff to continue to work on. It doesn't mean that you go back into old habits, you do things to support your new lifestyle. But the weight loss mindset has got to, you have to work through that. Like you, yes, you think about though, the damage that spending years and years dieting has done to you. It's almost like dieting is an identity. Dieting is your hobby. Dieting has become a habit and the mindset that goes along with that. And so this is where you have to catch your thoughts and you are reprogramming your thoughts into now a more maintenance mindset. That's what this is about.

It's, it's not just moving into a different group. It's moving your mind from weight loss mindset into maintenance. We're working on a new version of the app, working on a maintenance version of the app, we're trying to figure out how we're going to do that with how we did the pay one price and all of that, it's it will figure it out y'all. But Tony's like, the problem is that they can't be in both groups at the same time. I'm like, I don't think we want them to be in the same groups. Like I understand, like doing same programs, like I

understand the benefit of kind of knowing what like where you're going. But in terms of what your focus is, you know, ideally you would be in me, you would be in the weight loss program and then you would lose you would lose your weight and then you would do the maintenance program. Now I know it's wishy washy the way we have set up right now and I know why we have people in here even though they haven't lost weight. Like I do get that and I think there's a value.

But when it comes to following in the app, I think there should be like, you're done weight loss. You're now in maintenance and that, that clarity of minds. I mean, it's been even wishy washy for us. And then Tony's like, well, what if they do end up gaining weight back for whatever reason, they want to do a weight loss program. I said, then they sign up for the weight loss program. They focus on weight loss and then they can do the maintenance

again. So, you know, even as we're trying to find that, that clear path moving forward and it's, it's kind of been a bit of a mucky way finding it, finding its way there as we figure out what people need. But yeah, Yeah, it's, it's got a hold on you when you've got your foot in both, right? Like, it's like, you don't want to let go of one. So that means you can't be fully in the other. Yeah. Because you're hearing, it's almost like mixed messaging.

And I get it too. I get it that when you're in both, there is value of being in the maintenance group if you haven't quite lost your weight yet. Just because like you said, it's a roadmap. It's a familiar place to land when you're done. You kind of know what to expect. But when you're ready for that, you got to kind of let that weight loss go. Let it go when you are in maintenance.

Right. So you can be fully in not like, Oh, I'm not sure. Do I because if you're in the weight loss group, you're hearing maximize, get to your lowest low, do all the things. But then when you're in maintenance, it's a little bit different. The message is different. So which message do you want to focus on? So I think, yeah, I think having that separation of the two groups, it's going to be, I'm sure we've got some members already that are starting to twitch in their seats a bit. They don't like that.

But, you know, yeah, we'll figure it out. They'll figure it out, and we're here to help them figure it out. It's reprogramming. That's the that's the term from today reprogramming. Well, the maintenance program has been an evolution of we knew people wanted a place to talk about maintenance. And then we've discovered over the last couple years, how important that is, and what is the conversation and what a lot of people miss the structure of the weight loss program when they were looking to lose, maintain their weight. And now we have that structure and you know, how we, it's not necessarily how we got here, it's where we're going and moving forward.

So we're learning a lot, things will continue to evolve and change. We'll let people know what's going on and the plans that we have in the future. But for now, just focus on where you're at. Focus on where you're at no matter where you're at. And just be in, like our. But for now, just focus on where you're at. Focus on where you're at, no matter where you're at. Yeah. Focus on where you're at. And just be in. Our members in maintenance now, I just want them to feel like they're not in a... I don't want to use the word middle or dead zone. This is not where you are. This is still an active program where we want you to be

involved and be here and checking in and doing the tweaks. It's not just something you're doing just because it's there. No, be all in here, pick up what's being put down, put it into motion, really lean into yourself now. And if you've got a bit of extra head space because you're not chasing that lowest low, put it all here, put it in really, like I said, diving into what we're talking about here. Be intentional. And be intentional about being here to be on a mission to solidify your weight physically, your mindset mentally, to move on from your weight loss mentality,

to really feel confident maintaining and sustaining your weight. So then you can turn the page on this and get to living your life. That's the next. Live your life the living's the next live your life the living way. That is the wake up look good, feel good. You're not getting on a scale. You don't need to you already

know if you indulge last night, you know how you're feeling today. You eat when you're hungry, you trust when to eat what to eat how much to eat. If you indulge you don't rag on yourself. You're like that was worth it. Back at it, you know, back on track maybe for a couple of days help your body recover. End of story. Most you're even giving it any thought and truly just living. That's the goal. That's the goal. That's the goal. There's a lot to work through. Yeah. Put in the time now, pay attention now so you can reap the benefits later. Yeah. When you close one door, one opens. It's like, you've got to close the weight loss door,

right? Close the maintenance door and then walk through that brand new unknown, right? When we are working on a group, that third group, that space, that sort of now that you were, I mean, it is going to be a place for it even while you're losing weight or maintaining weight, but this place to focus on other things in your life to truly live your best life. We're kind of starting to think about that place. Where are we all going? So, all right. Great. I think it was the perfect conversation for this week with where people are at. I think it was too.

I think that, you know, they just wanted something a little, I don't want to say a little bit, a little bit different to think about. Like, what else can I think about? I'm doing the tweaks, I'm fitting the metabolism, I'm prioritizing myself, I'm doing what I need to do. You know, what else is there in maintenance? What else is there? Well, this is what's, you know, this conversation from yesterday, that's what there is. That's what's there. It's that, it's that it's you trusting your body and it's your body learning to trust you. So you need to give it the time, let it be calm, and then you can move on. We'll always find something we can talk about and focus on and work through.

There's always something, it never stops. All right, Odette, thanks everyone for joining us. We hope that you're having a great week so far. The week obviously not done yet. Tomorrow back to splitting up those meals and snacks. What does that mean? Also in splitting up those meals and snacks, remember that separating your protein from your carbs

is a setup and lead up for that separating your protein from your carbs is a setup and lead up for that the next week that we have coming down the pipeline, right? Where we're really focusing on bumping up the protein, minimizing, you know, down from two afternoon snacks into one, like without the pressure of having to lose weight, really get into and bring awareness to how you are feeling when you are separating those proteins from the carbs.

If it's something you've never done or never needed to do, try it in maintenance. You're gonna understand that protein hits differently and that's gonna be the lead up in the setup to the changes that we're making next week, which is really super cool. Just with the pressure of weight loss, you get to look at it from a different perspective

and really lean into that awareness and how your body is responding from the food choices that you're making. I mean, there's so much room to go with this in terms of what you are eating, how long those foods break down into your body, the energy and nutrients that you're getting from really discerning between how satisfied you are when you eat a steak versus a piece of fish versus fruit versus a vegetable like, oh my God, there's so many levels to this that you can get into. So an opportunity to see it, like you said, with fresh eyes.

Yeah. And like you said, setting you up for life beyond the program, right? The flexibility that you get next week and, you know, taking it down to one afternoon snack, it really gives you a chance to lean into how you're feeling so that down the road, you already know. You already know what's gonna happen when you make those choices. It's daylight savings time this weekend, isn't it? I saw you're posting the group. It is on Sunday. That's how I know.

Can you tell us? Yeah. I think I'm already feeling it. I'm just gonna make sure everyone's not grumpy on Monday. That's why. So I don't wanna deal with grumpy people on Monday. It's also the first day of March break on Monday. So I mean, there's that is a bit of a positive for many people that they can take that, you know, that they're going to lose an hour. But

there you go. See, I don't want that on Monday. I know. But this way, like maybe it's already happening. I'm already feeling it. Yeah. Yeah. So that's a good point. We did have some tips in the group to get yourself ready. We put it out nice and early so that you could get yourself ready for when it happens on, you know, on the weekend. Okay. Love that. Thanks, Odette. Okay. Thanks, everyone. Okay. See you. Bye. Let's take a minute to hear from our podcast sponsor today because this new year, why not let Audible expand your life by listening kind of like what you're doing right now. So you can explore audio books, podcasts, even exclusive Audible originals that are

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